Classificação Científica
| Reino: | Animalia |
| Filo: | Chordata |
| Classe: | Aves |
| Ordem: | Passeriformes |
| Subordem: | Tyranni |
| Infraordem: | Tyrannides |
| Wetmore & Miller, 1926 | |
| Parvordem: | Tyrannida |
| Família: | Pipridae |
| Rafinesque, 1815 | |
| Subfamília: | Ilicurinae |
| Prum, 1992 | |
| Espécie: | C. pareola |
Nome Científico
Chiroxiphia pareola(Linnaeus, 1766)
Nome em Inglês
Blue-backed Manakin
Blue-backed Manakin
The Blue-backed manakin is a Passeriforme of the family Pipridae.
Characteristics
It is about 12.5cm in size. The male has a red crown patch and a light blue back with the rest of the plumage black. The bill is black and the legs are orange-red. An exception is the ssp regina found in the west of Brazil where the crown patch is yellow not red. The female is olive-green but paler on the throat and belly.
Food
Breeding
The female normally lays two eggs which are incubated for 18 days. The young leave the nest after 20 days.
Habits
Mainly humid forest and mature secondary woodland.
Distribution
In north-east and eastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte south to Espírito Santo with a disjunct population in the Amazon Basin except in parts of the Rio Negro drainage. The photos on Wikiaves from the west of Ceará represent an extension to most published distributions.
Ocorrências registradas no WikiAves
References
- Marigo, Luiz Claudio. A fantástica mata atlântica. n. 28.
